source: multimedia/libdriv/alsa-firmware.xml@ c7ab8f29

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<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN"
   "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [
  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
  %general-entities;

  <!ENTITY alsa-firmware-download-http "&alsa-download-http;/firmware/alsa-firmware-&alsa-firmware-version;.tar.bz2">
  <!ENTITY alsa-firmware-download-ftp  "&alsa-download-ftp;/firmware/alsa-firmware-&alsa-firmware-version;.tar.bz2">
  <!ENTITY alsa-firmware-md5sum        "97de41a923e68c3d6c52c14f1a2843df">
  <!ENTITY alsa-firmware-size          "2.7 MB">
  <!ENTITY alsa-firmware-buildsize     "27.2 MB">
  <!ENTITY alsa-firmware-time          "less than 0.1 SBU">
]>
<sect1 id="alsa-firmware" xreflabel="ALSA Firmware-&alsa-firmware-version;">
  <?dbhtml filename="alsa-firmware.html"?>

  <sect1info>
    <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
    <date>$Date$</date>
  </sect1info>

  <title>ALSA Firmware-&alsa-firmware-version;</title>

  <indexterm zone="alsa-firmware">
    <primary sortas="a-ALSA-Firmware">ALSA Firmware</primary>
  </indexterm>

  <sect2 role="package">
    <title>Introduction to ALSA Firmware</title>

    <para>The <application>ALSA Firmware</application> package
    contains firmware for certain sound cards.</para>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
    <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
      <listitem>
        <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&alsa-firmware-download-http;"/></para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&alsa-firmware-download-ftp;"/></para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download MD5 sum: &alsa-firmware-md5sum;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Download size: &alsa-firmware-size;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Estimated disk space required: &alsa-firmware-buildsize;</para>
      </listitem>
      <listitem>
        <para>Estimated build time: &alsa-firmware-time;</para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect3">ALSA Firmware Dependencies</bridgehead>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
    <para role="required"><xref linkend="alsa-tools"/></para>

    <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
    <para role="optional"><ulink
    url="http://www.pjrc.com/tech/8051/">AS31</ulink> (for rebuilding
    the firmware from source)</para>

    <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
    <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/alsa-firmware"/></para>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="installation">
    <title>Installation of ALSA Firmware</title>

    <para>The <application>ALSA Firmware</application> package
    is only needed by those with advanced requirements for their sound card.
    See the README for configure options.</para>

    <para>Install <application>ALSA Firmware</application> by
    running the following commands:</para>

<screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr &amp;&amp;
make</userinput></screen>

    <para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para>

    <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="content">
    <title>Contents</title>

    <segmentedlist>
      <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
      <segtitle>Installed Directory</segtitle>

      <seglistitem>
        <seg>None</seg>
        <seg>None</seg>
        <seg>/lib/firmware and/or /usr/share/alsa/firmware</seg>
      </seglistitem>
    </segmentedlist>

  </sect2>

</sect1>